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Children are our most precious but vulnerable resource. However, they face daily threats from violence, disease and disasters. CNN looks at the dangers they face around the globe and how you can help them survive. In-depth: The Survival Project

Ways you can help:

• UNICEF
• Save the Children
• World Food Programme
• ICRC
• CARE
• Oxfam International
• Children’s Hunger Fund

• End Hunger Network
• World Vision
• Water Partners International
• Water For People
• UN Habitat Water and Sanitation
• Blue Planet Run Foundation
• Action Against Hunger

Past Highlights
	Veterans living on streets They fought for their country on the battlefield. Now they’re scrounging for survival on the streets. Learn why veterans become homeless. Story \| Video \| iReport Here are some ways you can help: • Disabled American Veterans • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs • The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
	Floods stagger Midwest Rivers rose, levees broke and homes were demolished. That grim pattern spread throughout the Midwest as the region struggled to recover from severe flooding. Authorities say the impact from the flooding will last long after rivers recede. Story \| Video \| iReport.com: Why it's called a flood plain Here are some ways you can help: • American Red Cross • United Methodist Committee on Relief • AmeriCares • The Salvation Army
	Help for China, Myanmar The world has rallied to both countries, but China and Myanmar still need help. The death toll from a massive earthquake is rising toward 70,000 in China. At least 130,000 people have either died or are missing after a cyclone struck Myanmar. Now authorities face the challenge of getting aid to survivors in both countries. • China quake death toll to 'exceed 80,000' • Deadly floods leave China facing new crisis • Monsoon rains hinder Myanmar aid effort • Floods across China Here are some ways you can help: • Some relief organizations working in China & Myanmar
	Indonesia's 'orphans' The 11-year-old's chin quivers. He's going to live in an orphanage in Indonesia even though his parents are still alive and love him very much. Officials say he is one of many children placed in orphanages because the parents are too poor to take care of them. FULL STORY Here are some ways you can help: • Save the Children • Other relief organizations working for Children's causes

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